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Sovereignty First: Why India’s Defence Budget Signals a Strategic Shift in a Dangerous World

17 June 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

From Operation Sindoor to the US-Iran conflict, former Colonel M.V. Shashidhar argues that India’s Defence Budget 2026–27 is not just about spending, but...

Beyond Headlines

From Operation Sindoor to AI Warfare: Why India Must Rethink National Security

16 June 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Lt Gen Raj Shukla (Retd) argues that while Operation Sindoor marked a strategic turning point, India...

UPSC Stories

6 AM PT, 7 Hours of Classes, 120-Day Tour—and AIR 17: The Story of Ravinandan Gupta

16 June 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Ravinandan Gupta, son of a small shopkeeper from Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli district, secured AIR 17...

Beyond Headlines

Beyond Policing: How IPS Bhojram Patel Is Empowering Villages Through ‘Pahal’ in Chhattisgarh’s Mungeli

16 June 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

A Story That Begins in a Small Village and Returns to Serve It: Through ‘Pahal’, the Mungeli SP is turning...

UPSC

UPSC Prelims Result 2026 Declared: 13,343 Candidates Qualify for Civil Services Mains; Check Results Here

15 June 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

UPSC data shows that 8,19,372 candidates had registered for the examination, which was held for approximately...

Must Read

Major IAS Reshuffle in Kerala: 47 Officers Transferred; B. Ashok Appointed Higher Education Principal Secretary, N. Prashanth Gets Sports

9 June 2026

Who Is IAS Pooja M? Karaikal Officer Who Jailed Three Sons for Neglecting Their Elderly Father

8 June 2026

West Bengal Transfers 18 IAS Officers in Major Administrative Reshuffle; Anup Kumar Agarwal, Nandini Chakraborty Get Key Posts

10 June 2026

Videos

Amar Preet Singh: The Fighter Pilot Who Rose from Tejas Trials to Lead the Indian Air Force

13 June 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal: How a Punjab-Born Lawyer Rose to Lead Tamil Nadu Police

10 June 2026

Bhakti Kothari

How an IRS Officer Spent Five Years Decoding 4,000 Years of Indian Culture

9 June 2026

Pallavi Priya

PSU News

Power Grid Wins WR–ER Inter-Regional Transmission Project Under TBCB to Strengthen National Grid

17 June 2026

NHPC Signs MoA with Arunachal Pradesh for 3097 MW Etalin Hydroelectric Project Under BOOT Model

17 June 2026

NSIC Partners with TransUnion CIBIL to Strengthen MSME Credit Awareness and Access to Finance

17 June 2026

Leadership Updates: Darla Sunil Kumar Assigned Additional Charge as Director (Finance) of NCL

17 June 2026

ITI Limited Extends HR Director Additional Charge for CMD Rajesh Rai for One-Year Term

16 June 2026

Central Bank of India Wins ‘Best Tech Emerging Business Bank’ Award at India Banking Summit 2026

16 June 2026

DVC Appoints Sidhartha Sankar Das as Member-Secretary to Strengthen Leadership Team

16 June 2026

NTPC Appoints Abhoy Kumar Mishra as Executive Director in Major Leadership Boost

16 June 2026

Defence News

Indigenous Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile Test

DRDO Conducts Successful Trial of Long-Range Cruise Missile Designed for Precision Deep Strikes Beyond 1,000 Km

17 June 2026

India Boosts Self-Reliance: CSIR Licenses 7 Indigenous Technologies and Supports DRDO Quantum Mission

17 June 2026

India’s Defence Production Hits Record ₹1.78 Lakh Crore—Here’s What Powered the Growth

17 June 2026

India Joins Global Race for Adaptive Fighter Jet Engines as GTRE Eyes Three-Stream Adaptive Engine Tech

16 June 2026

Judiciary News

Punjab and Haryana High Court Recusal Case

Supreme Court Urges Punjab & Haryana HC Judges to Hear Case Instead of Recusing

17 June 2026

Himachal Pradesh High Court Appointments Case

Supreme Court Collegium Faces Legal Challenge Over Himachal Pradesh High Court Judge Appointments

17 June 2026

Patna High Court Gets 7 New Judges: Full List, Oath Ceremony Details, and Impact

16 June 2026

Big Relief for Private School Teachers: Delhi HC Grants Child Care Leave Rights

16 June 2026

CSR News

MCL Signs ₹17 Lakh CSR MoU for Battery-Operated Patient Transport Vehicles in Odisha, Boosts Rural Healthcare Access

15 June 2026

SECL Launches Model Anganwadi Centre in Bilaspur Under ₹4.72 Crore CSR Push for Early Childhood Education

9 June 2026

NTPL Signs ₹2.97 Crore CSR MoU with Gandhigram Rural Institute to Establish Gandhi Museum in Tamil Nadu

6 June 2026

NCL Signs ₹25 Lakh MoU with Singrauli Administration for Jal Ganga Sanvardhan Abhiyan Water Conservation Project

2 June 2026

Opinion

Features

Sovereignty First: Why India’s Defence Budget Signals a Strategic Shift in a Dangerous World

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

When the state becomes the executioner: Encounter killings and Bulldozer Justice are constitutional crisis India cannot afford to ignore

Vijay Shankar Pandey

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UPSC Stories

6 AM PT, 7 Hours of Classes, 120-Day Tour—and AIR 17: The Story of Ravinandan Gupta

16 June 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Ravinandan Gupta, son of a small shopkeeper from Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli district, secured AIR 17...

From a Two-Bigha Farm to the IPS: How Bhojram Patel Turned Rural Hardship into a Mission of Public Service

From Two-Bigha Farm to IPS Officer: How Chhattisgarh’s Bhojram Patel Turned Rural Hardship into a Mission of Public Service

14 June 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Born in Poverty, Driven by Purpose, and Guided by Values—The Inspiring Journey of a Chhattisgarh IPS...

AIR 357 Shreya Jha on Cracking UPSC CSE 2025: ‘Understand the Exam Before Trying to Conquer It’

10 June 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

AIR 357 Shreya Jha shares her UPSC CSE 2025 success story, preparation strategy, law optional approach,...

Social Media

Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

Sita Was Never Silent: How Sita’s Veil Reimagines the Goddess as a Symbol of Strength

13 June 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Blending mythology, philosophy and feminism, Sita’s Veil reclaims Sita as a figure of strength, agency...

Where Memory Becomes Poetry

7 June 2026

BP Acharya

A moving anthology where three generations unite through poetry, preserving memories, reflections, and...

Combat Chuckles: Twenty-One Stories That Capture the Human Side of the Armed Forces

6 June 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A review of Combat Chuckles, edited by Ratna Manucha, a delightful collection of military humour, cantonment...